Josh Hutcherson on Swift Backlash, New Five Nights Role

0:00It's April 21st. This is music news today, AI-powered stories from the music world. I'm Cory with the story. Josh Hutcherson just dropped why he stays off social media these days. It all stems from a dust up with Taylor Swift's diehard fans, the Swifties. Back in an ID video interview last year, he admitted his mom dragged him to her concert with VIP tickets, but he's not a fan of her music. No disrespect, he said, just not his vibe. That clip blew up quick, and suddenly Swifties turned on him hard. They hit him with insults, calling him a monster for taking the tickets without being a true fan, mocking his height, and worse. Hutcherson spilled in a fresh GQ chat that the all-mind hate was so wild, it made him swear off the internet altogether. He clarified he thinks Swift is talented, respects her craft, but her sound isn't for him. The backlash showed him the dark side of fan-passion online, turning a simple comment into a full-on attack. On the work-front, Hutcherson's riding high after the first five nights at Freddy's

1:02hit big, and he's got the sequel out now. Plus, he's popping back in the Hunger Games world with a cameo as Peter Melark in the upcoming Sunrise on the reaping. Meanwhile, Swift's eras-tour smashed records, pulling in over $2 billion, the biggest ever, and get this. Anne Hathaway's role in the A2 4-flick Mother Mary draws straight from her playbook, Wilde, how these worlds collide, right?